– Isa pereira-Tosado
Auto”no”my explores ideas surrounding loss and reclamation of bodily autonomy and its intersections with reproductive justice.
The name comes from the idea of people standing up for themselves (and others) by saying no to society trying to dictate what they should and should not be doing with their bodies.
Huge thanks to Nago for the music!
Instagram: @lovenago
If you:
– are interested in learning more about the On Our Backs magazines please use this link to the Radical Desire online exhibit!
– want to see Diana of the Tower in person, check out the Smith College Art Museum!
– want to learn more about Anatomical Venus figures please read “Venus Revisited”.
“Moving Toward the Ugly: A Politic Beyond Desirability” is also a very interesting read.
Gallery of Discussed Art Pieces:
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- Guerrilla Girls, Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? 1989, Printed in color on paper, Smith College Art Museum, Northampton
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- Anatomical Venus, Late 18th Century, Josephinum Museum of the Medical University of Vienna
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- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus. Diana of the Tower. 1899, Bronze, Smith College Art Museum, Northampton
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- On Our Backs magazine cover, fall 1987. Photograph: JoAnn Castillo and Doreen Querido by Jill Posener.
